Hippity, Hoppity, Easter's on it's Way!

Phase 2 of "Catching Up":  The annual Reiman Garden's Easter Bunny Brunch!

To say this was fun for the kids would be an understatement...adding more words like SO exciting, awesome, amazing, and wonderful sounds better.  What's better in a kid's world than meeting the most famous bunny in the world...The Easter Bunny!  Every year my parents take our family along with my sister's family to Reiman Gardens for brunch, Easter crafts and activities, and an egg hunt. 

Isaiah wanted to decorate a bunny mask first.  I'm so proud of how well he is coloring now.  He really takes his time and stays in the lines.  I always felt like Ava was the one who liked to color and Isaiah had no interest...but now he really loves it.  I bet I stood there with him for over 15 minutes as he added a rainbow of colors to his mask.  He was very proud of it!

Ava loves any kind of craft and can spend hours doing anything involving markers, crayons, glue, scissors, paper, stickers...you name it...she'll be happy.

They also went to a face painting station where they got to choose what they wanted.  Ava chose a little chick.

...and here he is...the famous bunny!  They were loving this!

Isaiah wanted his face painted too!

He wanted a yellow bunny!

Brunch time with Grandma and Grandpa

My Dad with Isabelle and Julie

Mommy and her two excited little bunnies!

They always have a bunny petting area.  How cute are these little guys!

They were soooo soft...it made you want to take one home!

Pixar makes this short film called "The One Man Band."  Every time we see this in the conservatory, it reminds the kids of this little show they've seen.

Gaze upon the thousands of eggs they scatter around the gardens.  I love how they do this.  All eggs are empty and the kids collect as many as they can.  At the end of the hunt they exchange them for a prize bag.  That way each child leaves with the same thing.

On your mark...

...get set...GO!

All done...this was as much as her little bunny basket would hold.

Someone went all out!

After brunch we headed back to my parents house.  Isaiah was having Grandpa put together a new Lego watch he got from the Reiman Garden's gift shop.

Dancing with Grandma

Time to dye eggs

I have the CUTEST niece in the world!

What pretty colors!

Time for a little bike ride!

Ava loves Miss Isabelle's car

Kevin and Isabelle

Well that's another set of pictures I posted.  I just realized that I forgot my camera cord at school yesterday.  I may have to run up and get that.  This week the kids made their own little bunny Easter baskets, dyed lots of eggs at home, made Smores, and played outside LOTS!

Tomorrow we will be gone the entire day visiting family.  So if I don't have a chance to post, I wish you all a Happy Easter!

My Three Happy's:
1) Catching up on folding laundry
2) Listening to the kids playing with Andy...I hear the pitter patter of feet, shouts of laughter, and whatever game they are playing...I'm about ready to go up and join them. 
3) Being with our families tomorrow!